Just a reminder that we have a Sony a5000 camera and a Canon HD camcorder
that are available for members to use. The main goal is to get media
uploaded to Commons.
The camcorder and camera are currently at Wikimania and will be available
for others to use after Wiknic!
Pine
Hi all,
Next month is July, which means that it's time for Wiknic (our annual
potluck picnic). We meet in Washington Park Arboretum.
Please participate in the poll here: http://doodle.com/poll/ctr9rqksxbht3vpt
Available dates:
* Saturday, July 2
* Sunday, July 3
* Monday, July 4 (Independence Day)
* Saturday, July 9
* Sunday, July 10
* Saturday, July 16
* Sunday, July 17
Thanks!
Pine
Forwarding
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [GLAM-US] Wikimedia US coalition meeting for June 2016
To: North American Cultural Partnerships <glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
"Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" <
wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
By popular demand, the meeting is set for Thursday, June 30 at 6:30 Pacific
/ 9:30 Eastern. (:
Pine
On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 12:59 PM, Andrew Lih <andrew.lih(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Pine. I voted on that page that I hope we can opt for recording
> these, in order to engage more folks. Cheers.
>
> -Andrew
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 6:42 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> It's time again to participate in the poll for this month's meeting.
>>
>> Some US Wikimedians will be at Wikimania, so I tried to offer some time
>> choices that might work for people who will participate from time zones in
>> the US and Europe. I also tried to offer choices on the days before and
>> after the busiest Wikimania days.
>>
>> Possible dates are:
>>
>> Monday, June 20
>> Tuesday, June 21
>> Wednesday, June 22
>> (break)
>> Tuesday, June 28
>> Wednesday, June 29
>> Thursday, June 30
>>
>> Please go here to indicate your schedule preference:
>> http://doodle.com/poll/9y2x39kvg8qrz8tg
>>
>> Here is our tentative agenda:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/June_2016
>>
>> Please discuss on the talk page whether you think we should try recording
>> this meeting and making it available for public playback:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WALRUS/June_2016#Should_we_record_the_…
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Pine
>>
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>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam-us
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>>
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>
Hi folks,
We have 3 significant events coming up: the US monthly online meeting and
Wikimania in June, and Wiknic in July. With that in mind, I'd like to
suggest that we skip having an Allegro meetup this month. I'm happy to meet
if there is interest, but my hunch is that we have enough events on the
calendar for the next several weeks. Please comment with your thoughts.
Thanks!
Pine
Forwarding for those planning to attend.
Also, grant funding for Wikimedians' travel, lodging and event fees may be
available from WMF and/or Cascadia Wikimedians User Group.
Pine
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From: "Clifford Snow" <clifford(a)snowandsnow.us>
Date: Jun 10, 2016 16:42
Subject: [opensource-107] State of the Map US Volunteers Needed
To: <opensource-107-announce(a)meetup.com>
Cc:
OpenStreetMap Seattle would like to extend an invitation to State of the
Map US 2016 <http://stateofthemap.us/>. The annual State of the Map US
conference is the preeminent gathering of OpenStreetMap enthusiasts and
will be held in Seattle, Washington from July 23rd to 25th, 2016. There
will be a lot to do to make this conference a smashing success, and we need
a team of reliable volunteers to help pull it off.
What: State of the Map US 2016 conference. This year's theme is "Building
Community", and volunteering will provide an excellent entry point to
connect with the diverse and dynamic OpenStreetMap community.
Where: Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
When: July 23-25, 2016
Why: Volunteer 3 hours per day in exchange for free registration!
Attending State of the Map US offers many opportunities to connect with
other mappers, learn how to work with OpenStreetMap data, and hack on the
latest OpenStreetMap improvements. This would be a great networking
opportunity to connect with other OpenStreetMap users from an amazing
ecosystem of enthusiast mappers, businesses, government agencies, and non
profits, all collaborating around the free and editable map of the world.
How: Apply to be a conference volunteer by filling out the SOTM-US
volunteer form
<https://docs.google.com/a/openstreetmap.us/forms/d/15NDVh1Sc8iXJTDmVxV3i_lU…>.
If selected, you will be asked to participate in a virtual training session
one week prior to the conference. In exchange for your agreement to
volunteer, we will send you a registration code to get your free
registration for SOTM US 2016.
Deadline: Thursday, June 16 at 11:59 pm PST.
Note on accommodations: inexpensive lodging is available on-site at Seattle
University.
Please let us know if you have any questions: volunteers(a)openstreetmap.us
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Joel Masselink
State of the Map US Volunteer Coordinator
Brought to you by the Seattle OpenStreetMap Community & OpenStreetMap US
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 3:42 PM
Subject: Wikimedia US coalition meeting for June 2016
To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" <
wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, North American Cultural Partnerships <
glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi everyone,
It's time again to participate in the poll for this month's meeting.
Some US Wikimedians will be at Wikimania, so I tried to offer some time
choices that might work for people who will participate from time zones in
the US and Europe. I also tried to offer choices on the days before and
after the busiest Wikimania days.
Possible dates are:
Monday, June 20
Tuesday, June 21
Wednesday, June 22
(break)
Tuesday, June 28
Wednesday, June 29
Thursday, June 30
Please go here to indicate your schedule preference:
http://doodle.com/poll/9y2x39kvg8qrz8tg
Here is our tentative agenda:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/June_2016
Please discuss on the talk page whether you think we should try recording
this meeting and making it available for public playback:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WALRUS/June_2016#Should_we_record_the_…
Thanks!
Pine
Hello,
I am cross posting this from a Wikimedia Foundation announcement list.
A person living near Seattle was just appointed to the Wikimedia Foundation
Audit Committee. Some of us already know Michael Snow, but as a
reintroduction, here is a 2008 interview with him when previously he was
appointed to be on the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees.
<
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2008-02-25/Micha…
>
He is a busy person and some driving distance away from where Wikipedians
in Seattle meet. Still, I wanted to point out to you that a person with
deep long term interest in Wikimedia governance is nearby. If there was
ever a desire among a group of people for an in-person meeting with him to
discuss Wikimedia governance, or for him to speak on Wikimedia governance,
then he might be friendly to speak if asked.
yours,
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gregory Varnum <gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Affiliates] 2016 call for Audit Committee observers
To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Cc: "Staff (All)" <wmfall(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent on behalf of Kelly Battles.
Hello everyone,
We are grateful for your interest in the Audit Committee, a group convened
to assist the Board of Trustees in oversight of the Foundation's accounting
and financial reporting processes. We are happy to report that we had solid
interest in the call for volunteer advisory members to the committee, and
we have filled the two seats with great candidates — Julian Singh and
Michael Snow. Please join me in thanking both Julian and Michael for
volunteering their time and experience to this important effort.
Julian and Michael, we are excited to work with you both.
Best,
Audit Committee
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
This message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Audit_Committee/2016_c…
On Apr 4, 2016, at 4:54 PM, Greg Varnum <gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Forward on behalf of Kelly Battles.
Hello All -
My name is Kelly Bodnar Battles and I am honored to have joined the
Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees in January of this year.
Professionally, I am a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and a material part
of my near term Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) Board responsibilities will be
to chair the Audit Committee. Currently, the voting members of the Audit
Committee are myself, Alice Wiegand, María Sefidari and Denny Vrandečić.
WMF’s CFO and Treasurer Jaime Villagomez is also an important stakeholder
on this committee as well.
As you may know, we have the precedent of having non-voting members (please
see role definition below) from outside the board participate in the Audit
Committee as well. Toward that end, I would like to:
- First and foremost, thank Matt Bisanz, Michael Snow, Abhijith
Jayanthi, Ben Creasy and Florian Gerl for participating in this committee
as non-voting members in the recent past.
- Request that if you are interested (or know of other volunteers in
the community who may be interested) in serving in this capacity for this
next cycle (from selection through June 2017), please send to me at this
email address (kbattles(a)wikimedia.org) your resume, the top 3 reasons why
you want to do this and the top 3 things you will add to the Audit
Committee.
- Propose the following steps and timeline for the selection process:
- Candidates submit their interest and the above information to me
no later than April 15
- The Audit Committee will interview top 4 candidates by May 10
- The Audit Committee will select the top 2 candidate by May 15
- Selected candidates join the Audit committee by June 1 and attend
July Audit Committee meeting
- Outline the following important preferences for candidates
interested in this role:
- 5+ years of operational finance and or accounting experience
- Solid understanding of the mission and operations of WMF
- Prior executive or board experience
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or MBA (Masters in Business
Administration), or equivalent earned
- Capacity to commit an estimated 20-30 hours annually to attend
both quarterly and other ad-hoc meetings, prepare or review required
materials, and interact with committee, staff and/or board as required.
Once again, I am thrilled to be part of this amazing organization. Thank
you for the warm welcome I have received so far.
Best,
Kelly
See link for Audit Committee charter
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Audit_Committee_charter
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